Type Name: Pecos Glaze Polychrome

Pecos Glaze-polychrome was described Mera (1933). This type is assigned to distinctive rim that at similar and contemporaneous to Glaze E (Prim forms that appear to have been produced at Pecos Pueblo sometime between A.D. 1500 and 1650.

Pecos Glaze Polychrome differs from other Glaze E forms by the presence of a thick yellow to creamy slip (Morales 1997). Temper consists of sand or sandstone (Kidder and Shepard 1936). Rim shape varies, but is usually thick and rounded and may resemble a comma in cross-section (Dittert and Plog 1989; Kidder and Shepard 19360). Early forms of this type resemble Glaze C shapes. The upper bowl exterior is often covered with a light slip while a red slip covers the lower body and neck interior. Bowls exhibit rounded bottoms with short and stubby incurving rims (Morales 1997). Painted decorations are executed in runny dark brown glaze paint and a dark red matte paint. Designs are similar to those noted on contemporaneous glaze ware types although anthropomorphic figures may be more common.